Vermin-guard.



F. DERCK 6L E. PRIEST..

VERVIIN GUARIL APPUCATION FILED JULY 24.1915.

Li 19am-md Nov. 2?, 1917.

inn-nenn rarnnr o FRED BERCK AND ELVIN PRIEST, G3? KOKOIVIO, INDIANA.

VERMIN-GUARD.

Application filed July 24, 1916.

To all whom z'z may concern.'

Be it known that we7 FRED Duron and EL- VIN Pmnsr, citizens of theUnited' States, residing at Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State ofindiana, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements inVermin-Guards; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such -as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in insect guardsfor bedsteads, tables and other articles of furniture and the primaryobject of the invention is to provide a device that is interposedbetween the leg of the bed, table or article of furniture and theground, and is so constructed that it will prevent insects from crawlingupon the furniture.

another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich includes a receptacle that is adapted to be filled with liquid sothat the insect will be caught in the liquid if it attempts to pass thesaine.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter' which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture and one which will be highly efficient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in view, the invention consists ofthe novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangementof parts which will. be herein referred to and more particularly pointedout in the specification and claim.

Tn the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a vertical section of the insect guard showing a casterpositioned therein;

Fig. 2 is top plan view of the guard; and,

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the same.

ln describing our invention we shall refer to the drawing in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and in which the numeral 1 designates the base of theguard which comprises a substantially cupshaped member having anupstruck central portion 2 therein that is flattened as shown at 3. Thisflattened central portion is provided with an opening 4t therethroughadapted to receive a locking screw 5 for a purpose to be hereinafter:more fully described.

The cup-shaped base l is provided with Patented Nov., 2'?, i917..

serial no, 111,043.

an annular hood G which is larger than the base and which is providedwith downwardly projecting side edges 7 that overlap the side edges ofthe base and are spaced therefrom. y

The annular' hood 6 is provided with a centrally disposed depression 8that has its lowermost point flattened as shown at 9. This lowermostflattened portion 9 of the depression 8 is adapted to be positioned onthe {iattened portion 3 of the base, and is provided with an opening l()therethrough that is adapted for alinement with the opening 4 in saidbase. Vvvhen these two parts are in position, the locking screw 5 isadapted to securely lock the same together. lf desired, the screw 5 maybe eliminated and a rivet be used to lock the parts together but thelocking screw is preferable inasmuch as the parts may be readilydetached when it is used, and cleaned when desired.

The hood 6 is provided with an opening ll through which any liquid maybe poured into the cup-shaped base l. This liquid may be any poison orinsecticide which will eX- terminate insects so that it will beimpossible for insects that climb up the sides of the cup-shaped base topass across to the hood. The annular depression 8 in thc hood 6 isadapted to receive therein either a caster as shown in Fig. l of thedrawing or a table leg', etc. When the furniture is positioned withinthe depression, the same may be easily moved from place to place, owingto the fact that the bottom of the base l slides easily on the floor.

TWhen. this guard is in operation, there will be absolutely no chance ofinsects crawling from the fioor to the furniture, and this device inaddition to forming a guard also acts as a sliding cap which permits thefurniture to be easily moved from place to place. The removable lockingscrew when in use, allows the hood and base to be easily detached whenit is desired to clean the same.

F rom the foregoing description of the construction and operation of ourimproved insect guard, the manner of applying the saine to use and theoperation thereof will be readily understood and it will be seen that wehave provided a simpleand efficient means for carrying out the objectsof the invention.

We claim A device of the class described, compris ing a cup-shaped sheetmetal base having its central portion struck upwardly and flattened,said portion having a centrally disposed aperture therein, an annularhood for said hase7 said hood being formed from sheet vmetal and havingits central portion depressed and flattened, said hood having its sideedges projecting downwardly past the upper edge of the base and spacedtherefrom, a lling opening adjacent said edges, and said depressionhaving an aperture therein in alinement with the aperture in saidv baseand a fastening element received therethrough to secure the base andhood together, and said base and hood having their 15 Vwalls andflattened portions of a uniform thickness throughout.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our handsin the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

CLAUDE S. CROWLEY, C.1W. Giusi-mw.

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